Alaska now has the nation’s second-highest rate of drug overdose deaths, about 53 per 100,000 population, behind only West ...

Naloxone is widely available, easy to use and can save victims of overdose. Experts say more people should carry it.

Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach says there has been a “troubling” increase in drug-related deaths among Kansas children.

Remon Gibson was indicted on Oct. 9 after 33 pounds of narcotics, including 15 pounds of fentanyl, was found at his home ...

Running for Louisiana's 6th Congressional District, Senator Cleo Fields aims to finish the work he started decades ago.

Democrat Alex Villalobos and Republican Anthony Hipolito are vying to become sheriff in the Nov 5 election. KUT asked each ...

In a new interview, John Deaton explains his positions on topics from reproductive rights to housing affordability.

Voters in the state of California will have the opportunity to roll back a decade-old criminal justice reform measure and toughen punishments for theft and drug crimes in the state.

I know this year, the corporate special interests are spending record amounts to defeat me. They always do — because they ...

The legislation, called the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Enhancement Act of 2024, would reauthorize a HIDTA program ...

It can be tough to determine exactly where the presidential candidates stand on the issues after being barraged by headlines, ...

A stolen vehicle registration sticker led to the discovery of a substantial amount of cocaine and fentanyl and a drug bust in San Rafael over the weekend. A little after midnight on Saturday, a San ...